Package of commodity.



J. 0. E. KROHN.

' PACKAGE 0F COMMODITY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1910.

1,028,888, PatentedJune 11, 1912,

COLUMBIA PMNOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D c.

JOHN O. E. KROHN', OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PACKAGE OF COMMODITY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1912.

Application filed May 4, 1910. Serial No. 559,424.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. E. KRoHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Packages of Commodities, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a package for inclosing and dispensing suitable commodities such as chewing-gum, chocolate or candywafers, and the like, which at the same time affords a suitable envelop or receptacle for postage stamps, premiums, coupons, or tokens.

It is one of the objects of my inventlon to construct a device of this character in suchmanner that after the commodity has been -'removed the wrapper will afford a pocket into which the stamps, etc., may be deposited and conveniently kept for future use.

Another object is to provide a package that is simple in construction and can readily be stamped out of flexible sheet-metal, such as aluminum, and which, when so made, offers little or no obstruction to its proper handling in a coin-controlled vending machine. This I accomplish by the means and in the manner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein Figure l is a perspective view of one of my improved packages showing the commodity about to be inserted therein. F g. 2 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of wrapper. Fig. 3 is a central transverse section of my preferredform of pack age. Fig. 4: is a central transverse section of the modified package shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 5, represents a suitable wrapper preferably of thin flexible sheet-metal such as aluminum, that is preferably provided with corresponding parallel wings or flaps 6, 6, that extend along its longitudinal sides and when these flaps are bent back on the main portion as shown, they form the back and sides of a pocket or elongated receptacle that extends substantially the entire length of the wrapper. The slight space left between these flaps and the inner surface of the body-portion is sufficient to accommodate a strip of postage stamps, 7 say, four of the one-cent denomination, which may be inserted atelther open end of the pocket.

Then the blank is stamped out suitable extensions 8, 8, are left at the ends of the main portion thereof. These extensions are 7 preferably segmental or curved around their free edges and are adapted to be bent or folded back upon the longitudinal flaps 6 so as to leave a slight space between the latter and themselves. erly folded, the strip or wafer 9 of gum, candy, or like commodity is inserted between the folds of the extensions 8 and is frictionally held in place, as will be readily understood.

In the modification, shown in Figs. 2 and at of the drawings, the main portion of the wrapper is provided with longitudinal flaps or wings 10 that are bent back upon said mainportion to form a pocket of suit-able dimensions to receive the postage stamps 11 and the commodity 12.. In folding these flaps back upon the main portion a comparatively narrow space 13 is left between the adjacent longitudinal edges thereof and the postage stamps are preferably placed next this opening 13 so as to be visible to the purchaser. If desired a suitable extension 14 may be stamped out at one end of the blank from which the wrapper is made and this extension is preferably folded over tight against the flaps 10 so as to close one end of the holder. This extension 14 is not essential, however, and the same may be dispensed with if so desired.

By the use of the above described packages both the stamps and the commodity are effectively inclosed in a metallic wrapper and are adapted for use in coin-controlled vending machines from which they are adapted to be dispensed for say, five cents each. After the commodity has been removed the package may be retained by the purchaser for future use, the same forming a convenient holder for postage stamps street-car tickets, or similar articles of daily use.

While I have described the wrapper as being stamped out of metal, it is quite obvious the same could be conveniently made of other materials, such as heavy paper, bristol board, or cloth without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Speaking commercially the object of my invention is to provide means whereby the public will be enabled to obtain postage lVhen completed and prop- Y stamps, at or near any of the mailboxes distributed throughout a city' or town, in hotel lobbies, drug stores, etc., and in order to accomplish this I provide a receptacle for postage stamps, which will inclose these safely and which at the same time, will inclose another vendible commodity such as for instance a stick of chewing gum. These combination packages I propose to sell in rate of five cents a package.

What I claim as new 1s:

1. A non-crushable wrapper comprising a stiff metallic strip having a body portion adapted to receive one or more thin articles,

longitudinal flaps that fold down upon said articles and upon the exterior of which a co'mmodity'is placed, and end flaps that fold over and close the wrapper and retain said commodity in position.

2. A non-crushable wrapper comprising a stiff metallic strip having a body portion adapted to receive one or more thin articles,

longitudinal flaps that fold down upon said articles and upon the exterior of which a commodity is placed, and end flaps that fold over and close the Wrapper and retain said commodity in position in such a manner that the commodity may be removed without disturbing the other articles.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of May, 1910.

' JOHN o. E. KROHN.

Witnesses:

FRANK D. THOMASON, E. K. LUNDY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

